The Service area has 17 fire stations covering 538 square kilometres.
At station level, operational personnel are divided into four shifts or watches (Red, White, Blue, Green) each controlled by a Watch Manager. The Watch Manager is responsible to the Station Manager. The number and type of appliances designated to that station dictate the number of people on a watch.
The Control Room is situated at the West Denton Fire Station and is a continuously staffed Mobilising and Communications Centre. The Control Room employs a fully computerised appliance mobilising system that gives an audible alarm and a printer message to the station required to attend an incident.
Fire and Rescue Service Establishment for quarter ending 31st March 2013.
A table summarising the number of firefighters, corporate staff and control staff Role | Firefighters | Control | Corporate |
| Chief Fire Officer | 1 | Roles referenced left are applied to control staff | There are no roles referenced for Corporate Staff |
| Deputy Chief Fire Officer | 1 |
| Assistant Chief Fire Officer | 2 |
| Area Manager | 4
|
| Group Manager B | 8 | 0
|
| Group Manager A | 14 | 1 |
| Station Manager | 24 | 0 |
| Watch Manager B | 96 | 5 |
| Watch Manager A | 45
| 2 |
| Crew Manager | 122 | 8 |
| Firefighter | 501 | 22 |
| Firefighter Total | 818 | |
| Control Total | 38 |
| Corporate Staff Total | 237.54 |
